Australian Aviation Occurrences Involving Fuel Starvation and Exhaustion 1969 - 1986

This study analyzed occurrences involving

• fuel starvation - the state in which the fuel supply to the
  engine is interrupted although there is adequate fuel onboard the
  aircraft, and
• fuel exhaustion - the state in which the aircraft has become
  devoid of usable fuel.

Fuel starvation has been a more common type of occurrence;
however, the probability of the occurrence resulting in an accident
has been greater for fuel exhaustion. starvation accidents and 8
fuel exhaustion accidents per annum in Australia since 1969.
Fuel-related engine failures have constituted 34% of all engine
failure accidents.